Kirkman v. . Stoker

On 3 December, 1928, the property was sold for the nonpayment of taxes and a certificate of sale was given to O. A. Kirkman, Sr., the testator of the plaintiffs. The statute then in force provided that the certificate of sale should bear interest at the rate of 20 per cent per annum on the entire amount of taxes and the sheriff’s cost for a period of twelve months from the date of sale and thereafter at the rate of 10 per cent per annum until paid or until the final judgment was rendered, and that the cost, including “one reasonable attorney’s fee for the plaintiff,” should be taxed as in…